Wasted time

Verse 1 Twelve years of sitting in those rows, With textbooks filled with what they chose, They said it’d prepare us for the fight, But now we see, it wasn’t right. Equations, dates, and facts to store, But life’s a battle, and there’s more, We’re facing storms without a sail, They taught us much, but they still failed. Chorus Twelve years gone, and what do we see? A world unlearned, where we’re not free, They promised us the stars above, But we’re still searching for that love. Twelve years gone, and we must rise, To face the truth, tear down the lies, We’ll learn to live, we’ll find our way, Beyond the lessons of yesterday. Verse 2 They drilled us on the history, But left out how to truly be, No lessons on the rent to pay, Or how to make it through each day. They spoke of dreams and futures bright, But not of darkness, not of night, We stumble now, we find our path, Through trial, error, tears, and wrath. Chorus Twelve years gone, and what do we see? A world unlearned, where we’re not free, They promised us the stars above, But we’re still searching for that love. Twelve years gone, and we must rise, To face the truth, tear down the lies, We’ll learn to live, we’ll find our way, Beyond the lessons of yesterday. Bridge We’ll teach ourselves the skills we need, To truly live, to truly lead, No more confined by what they taught, We’ll rise above, we won’t be caught. We’ll mend our hearts, we’ll fix our minds, We’ll leave their failures far behind, With strength and hope, we’ll make our stand, A new beginning, hand in hand. Chorus Twelve years gone, and what do we see? A world unlearned, where we’re not free, They promised us the stars above, But we’re still searching for that love. Twelve years gone, and we must rise, To face the truth, tear down the lies, We’ll learn to live, we’ll find our way, Beyond the lessons of yesterday. Outro Twelve years gone, but we’re not done, Our journey’s just begun to run, We’ll forge a life, we’ll build it strong, Together we will right the wrong. We’ll teach ourselves, we’ll break the mold, Our epic anthem, brave and bold, Twelve years gone, but we’ll prevail, In this new life, we will not fail.